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WiiA the Armed Forces Educator Urges Continental Unity at Peace Councils (Tliovron (To in in mi Is Former Local Man Killed AtWeirton City Rejects Proposed Milk Act Six County Soldiers Wounded definite realization that the destiny of Canada is tied more closely with that of the United States than with that of any other country. In the peace councils and in the international organization that may be set up, Canada will be standing with the United States. That Is what will make the roles of the United States and Canada so significant, the one among the great powers, the other among the smaller. VALUES DIFFER "America has yet another opportunity. Along her western coast beats the great Pacific ocean.

Along its farther shores and on its many islands live almost half of the people of the earth. Although their roots sink deeper into antiquity than our own, and while they had great civilization our forbears were still crude barbarians, these people had been relatively untouched by Western influences until the comparatively recent past. Most recently they have suffered the impact of our modern, materialistic civilization, "Because they did not stress the same values we did, we called them backward and felt free to exploit them. We broke down their doors and rudely entered in order that we might enlarge our trade. Japan was the first to learn the lesson and so well did she acquire our industrial techniques that she almost knocked the Western nations out of that area before they could rally to the attack.

To the west and south of her lies the slumbering giant, China, slowly awakening to the fact that the crude Westerners had something to contribute to her." The speaker was introduced by Howard Llndaman. Trumpet and trombone numbers were rendered by Senior High school students. Mr. Showalter spoke to the students of the Altoona Catholic High school yesterday afternoon. The other two of the four forums are scheduled for March 13 and March 20.

Joseph S. Buser, of Welrton, W. former resident of Altoona, died at 7:15 p. m. Monday in Ohio Valley hospital, Steubtsnsvllle, O.v of Injuries resulting from an accident at the Weirton Steel company where he was superintendent of the.

electrolytic line. While living in this city he had made his home at Maple avenue and Twenty-ninth street. He had been employed at Welrton for the past 10 years. He was born in New Castle, May 9, 1907, a son of Ferdanand and Meta (Hach) Buser. Surviving are his wife.

Mis. Doris (Hufford) Buser, also a former resident of Altoona; two daughters and a son, Barbara Ann, Beverly Jean and Timothy Adair, nil at home; three sisters. Mrs. H. L.

Rodgers, Adair, Mrs. Alber-tina Krader and Miss Caroline Buser, both of Los Angeles, and a brother, Arnold Buser, Los Angeles. Friends will be received at the N. A. Stevens mortuary after 9 a.

m. Thursday. Pfc. $ick Iapalticci Is Prisoner of War Pfc. Nicholas B.

son of Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Iapalucci, Cresson, who was reported missing since December 21, is now a prisoner of war held by the German government. The Cresson soldier who was a correspondent for Altoona and Johnstown papers, was known as a walking encyclopedia and at Camp Gordon where he served as chief personnel clerk for Co, of the 12th infantry, could recite from memory the army history of each member including the serial numbers. He entered the service April 25, 1941, and was transferred to the infantry more than a year ago. Sure Sign of Spring Be at SIMMONDS Opening This Saturday An audience of 700 Altoonann attended the second forum of the Institute of International Understanding, sponsored by the Rotary club of Altoona 'last night in the Altoona Senior High 'school auditorium at 8 o'clock.

"The Role of the North American Continent" was the subject of a lecture by Benjamin R. Showalter, president of the Auburn Rotary, and a prominent educator. SOCIAL LINES DESTROYED Speaking of Canada and tha United States, the speaker stated, "Each is a young nation with all the vigor and vitality of youth. Bach was settled by men and women who came here because they were seeking something they could not have where they were. They came to a raw new land.

Old social barriers were wiped out by the frontier. Out of the struggle to convert a great wilderness into a habitable land was born something new under the sun, the American ideal of freedom and liberty and justice for all. "Between these two countries there stretches only an invisible line. Wherever one goes from east to west, life north of that border is more like the life south of lt than it is like the life of the province or state to the east or west of wherever you happen to be. Minor differences there are, of course, yet they are insignificant in the light of the resemblances.

"Everywhere I went I found a State Approves Bill Aiding Historical Groups A bill, authorizing county commissioners to make a contribution to historical societies or other similar agencies to he used in the compilation of historical records, was passed by a unanimous vote of the state- senate Monday night. The measure was introduced by Senator Charles R. Mallery and has the backing of the Blair County Historical society. The fund that thus may be provided likewise will be available for preparing the records and history of the county's participation in the war. City Tax Collection Begins Tomorrow Collection of the 1945 city tax duplicate for the fiscal year of 1945 will fee started tomorrow morning in the office of City Treasurer J.

Dean Barry. Preparation of th- duplicate which totals $714,929 4i vi-as completed yesterday in the office, of City Assessor John C. Gor-such by clerks Miss Ruth Willis and Pearl Hartranft. The city's total valuation is now $82,367,315, of which $10,874,370 is exempt from taxation. PRR Fireman Hurt BRADFORD, Feb.

27 () Fireman U. E. Bechtel was slightly injured today when a Pennsylvania railroad freight train crashed into another train near Carrolton. N. T.

The derailed cars were cleared from the track within several hours. Six Blair county servicemen suf fered injuries on the European battlefront in a period extending from November through January. Pfc. Lee E. Adams, 21, son Mr.

and Mrs. L. E. Adams, 624 West Thirteenth street, Tyrone, was wounded November 19 in Germany. Pvt.

Fred H. Carland, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. H.

Carland, 1907 Union averue, was wounded Jan uary 25 in France. William Davenport, hus- band of Mrs. Lorene (Corle) Davenport, N. and son of Mr. and Mrs.

R. E. Davenport, New Paris, formerly of Claysburg, was wounded January 5 in Bel- sium. CpL Sheldon E. Savage, son of Mrs.

Margaret Savage, 547 Twenty first avenue, and husband of Mrs. Doris (Rooney) Savage, 523 Spruce street, Hollidaysburg, was wounded December IS in Germany. CpL Robert W. Stayer, 30, son of Mrs. Mary Stayer, and hus- rand of Mrs.

Belva (Carothers) Stayer, 1414 Eleventh avenue, was wounded during November in Germany. Pvt. Nathan Westover, 21. son of Mrs. Clive Westover, 3io Craw ford aver.ue, was wounded Janu ary 4 in Belgium.

Pfc. Adams who was wounded in Germany last November was awarded the Purple Heart and after three months in a hospital in France is awaiting reassignment to active service again. He served through the Sicilian campaign in the 1st division of Gen. Patton's Third army. Contracting malaria in Sicily, he was hospitalized in England for eight months, then rejoined his old company in France.

Pvt Carland informed his parents in a letter recently that he had been wounded last month in France. Pvt. Carland had his leg and ankle broken in the second invasion of France and had- just recovered from those injuries. His mother is the recipient of bis Purple Heart medal, forwarded here from a hospital in France where he is recuperating. He was eent overseas from Fort George G.

Meade, and served in north Africa, Italy, Germiny and France. SSgt. Davenport has recovered sufficiently from wounds sustained month to return to active duty egain in Belgium. A veteran of the campaigns in north Africa. Sicily anl France, he has served for a total of 28 months overseas and has been in the service four years.

His wife and family have been notified that he is the recipient cf the Purple Heart. Pfc. Savage is still a patient in a hospital in England for wounds received in action in Germany. His injuries were caused by the concussion of an aerial bomb. Pfc.

Savage has been overseas since November 1, 1944, and was with a regiment of the Ninth army in the drive from Holland into Germany. He entered the ten-ice January" 26, 1944. Prior to induction Ffc. Savage was employed by the American Railway Express company. The ccuple has one daughter, Linda, aged 10 months.

In a letter written home before Christmas Cpl. Stayer told of his Purple Heart award and said his unit, the 3rd battalion, 33th infantry of Gen. Patton's 3rd army, had received a presidential citation. He is a graduate of the Al-tcona Catholic High school. Pvt.

Westover who was previously reported missing is now a patient in an army hospital for treatment of wounds received in action. Pvt. Westover went overseas ALTOONA BREWERY WILL BE CLOSED THURSDAY MORMXG FOR THE FUNERAL OF MRS. ANNA BEITER CpL Vernon Lepore, 505 Fifty sixth street, one of six sons of Mr, and Mrs. David D.

Lepore in the service of their country, returned to the state February 16 after spending the past thirty months in the European theater. He arrived ic Altoona late on the day he landed, calling his parents from the station. Fearful that the news was too good to be true, they lost no time in picking him up at the terminal. Vernon has been in the service since April 2, 1941 and before going overseas was stationed at Camp Shelby, Miss, and Camp Kilmoia, N. J.

He has been attached to the 190th field artillery group acting as cook for his outfit. Since going overseas August 21, 1942, landing in Ireland, he has been stationed in England in preparation for the invasion of Normandy going through Belgium, Luxembourg and finally to Ger many where he was granted his furlough. For his participation major battles, he wears four Bronze Stars on his European rib bon. A former employe of the Penn sylvania railroad, he has five other brothers in active service. They are: CpL Frank Lepore, 133th field artillery on Bataan; Pvt.

Ernest Lepore, 109th anti-aircraft gun bat talion in Germany; Pfc. Chester Lepore, 243rd engineering combat battalion in Belgium; Pvt. Mike Lepore. 305th General hospital, Camp Lee, Va. and Pv t.

Louis Le pore, Co. 104th IRTC, Camp Jos. T. Robinson, Ark. CdL Robert P.

Minnick, son of Mrs. B. C. French, 1925 Eleventh avenue, is now somewhere in France, member of a light equip ment company. After training in Kentucky and Mississippi, he left for overseas dutv December.

1944. In civilian life he was a sales man for" the Red Star Yeast com pany in Altoona until he was promoted to route supervisor of the Pittsburg area. The Pumle Heart, posthumously awarded to CpL Samuel Staines, who was killed, January 1. in Italy, was received bv his wife. Mrs.

Ber- nice (Mclntvre) Staines, 802 Seventh avenue, last weekend. He was graduated from the Al toona High school with the class of 1941 and prior to entering tne rmed forces, he was employed by the Peoples Watch Repair service in Pittsburg and New iork. On Aug. 2. 1941, he married the former Miss Bernice Mclntyre.

They have one daughter, Margaret, Z. 1st Lt. Norman C. Furrer, has been assigned to San Marcos Army Air Field, a navigation school in the AAF Training command. He has been appointed a navigation instructor at SMAAF.

Lieutenant Furrer, a navigator, is a veteran of 50 combat missions with the loth Air Force. He wears the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with Three oak leaf clusters and the Distinguished Unit Citation. His wife, Betty and daughter, Beth Ann, live at 2716 Sixth ave r.ue. His parents, Mr. and Mm.

O. B. Furrer, live at 2419 Fourth ave nue. Non-commissioned officer in charge of six surgical and orthopedic wards at a United States general hospital in England, Sgt. Walter G.

Warrick. 23. of 2825 Eighth avenue, aids in the treatment of casualties evacuated from England. "All medical and surgical technicians attend regular refresher courses to brush up on old technique and learn new methods in caring for the wounded." he said. "Our hospital is staffed with August 19.

1944. A brother, Darl Westover. SKV 3 aged 19. is in the navy. He took six weeks boot training at Newport.

Rr was ent to Annapolis. Md. He entered service December 15, 1943. Funeral Notices Will Be Found On Classified Page Flowers For All Occasions LMPERIAL FLOWER SHOP INCOME TAX Let us assure you of every legal deduction and relieve you of all details. T.Chester Parsons Notary Public.

HOT 12th Ave. At Their HOW John W. Earnest, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.

-F. Earnest. 506 Fourth street, graduated recently from the Midland army air field. Midland, completing 18 weeks in a bombardier-navigator class of Instruction. skilled doctors and nurses and is fully equipped." Sgt.

Warrick is responsible for the sanitation of his wards as well as the proper care of the casualties by the enlisted technicians. Sgt. Warrick is the son of Rev. and Mrs. W.

E. Warrick of the Eighth avenue address. His wife, Mrs. Rita Warrick, Is in the WAVES. The award of the Meritorious Service L'nit Plaque was given recently to the ordnance unit of which Pfc.

Charles I. Hutchison, is a member, entitling him to wear on his sleeve a golden yellow laurel wreath. His Ninth Air Force Service Command unit France was cited for outstanding devotion to duty in the performance of many difficult tasks of maintenance and supply. Pvt Hutchison, son of Mrs. Anna C.

Hutchison, 2012 Fifth avenue, entered service in September 1942. Clayton Leon Snare, son of Mrs. H. M. Persun, 413 Seventh avenue, Juniata, completed train ing in weather observation at the Navy Aerographer's school at the Naval Air station (Lighter-Than-Air), Lakehurst, N.

J. The course includes meteorology, weather codes and mapping, map analysis, balloon sounding, and typing. In a weather observatory maintained by the school, trainees stand watches just as they will do ater on active duty, with expert aerographers directing their work. Seaman Snare enlisted in the navy, September 29, 1943. Soldiers and their guests visit ing the Service club at Marianna army air field enjoy hearing Corporal Robert Behrendt play popular and symphonic music on his violin.

A talented musician, Cor poral Behrendt recently was assigned to the club. Prior to entering the service October 3, 1942. Corporal Behrendt played with the Johnstown Sym phony' and with the Chicago Civic Symphony. In the service he continued us ing his violin. Working with special service, he soon was taking part in soldier programs over various radio stations.

He joined the chapel hour concert unit, consisting of ten men and together they visited many camps in Louisi-anna and Texas. Stationed at Drew field, Tampa, Corporal Behrendt was asked to play over WLFA as part of the army program emanating from the field. He also made several recordings for the Red Cross to be played tc troops overseas. Corporal Behrendt is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Behrendt who live at 2025 Crawford avenue, Altoona. Having arrived at Kees'er field, Pvt. Frank J. Filipiak, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Filipiak, 711 Twelfth street, Altoona, is now eing examined by the AAF train ing command station medical and psychological unit to determine his qualifications as a pre-aviation cadet. Flying officer training as a pilot, bombardier or navigator will be given Pvt, Filipiak upon successful completion of the processing be is undergoing at Keesler field. A series of medical and psychological tests will indicate the type of air crew training for which he is best suited by aptitude and personal characteristics, while A milk act, now before the gen eral assembly, designed to abolish the state advisory heaith board and get up in its place a dairy ad visory council, received a stamp of kdisapproval yesterday 1'rom offi cials of the city department of public safety, which includes the health bureau. After reading the measure which was sent to the local group by Representative Harold G. Milder for their examination and opinion.

Public Safety Director Jacob Weber declared that if it were passed it would remove the last vestige of home rule from the city and virtually take away the control over the milk supply by the city and confer it upon the state authorities. 'The design of the measure to take awajr local health control over milk is emphasized in the provision that the inspectors of the health bureau, Including the dairy and food inspector, would be required to take a new examination to qualify for milk inspection work and if they fail to pass the test, their authority in that respect will be taken from them. Rotary Hears PRR Chemist At the weekly meeting of the Altoona Rotary club yesterday at the Penn Alto, Dr. Milton E. McDonnell, chief chemist retired, Pennsylvania railroad, gave an interesting and informative talk on "Chemistry Applied to Railroading He briefly covered the topics of fire-prevention, air conditioning, refrigeration, and paint.

The workings of this department have contributed greatly to the protection of the public. Its work has been conservative and resourceful; but through its final efforts, the safety of travel has been greatly increased, he explained. Dr. McDonnell said, "It's the aim of the chemist to promote safety by eliminating fire hazards and to make he cars sanitary. Cars are heated in the oven to prevent spread of infectious disease.

Also dining cars are put in ovens and baked periodically for the elimination of obnoxious insects including roaches, ants and rodents." It was with much regret that the board of directors accepted the resignation from the club of Edwin H. Werner, who has left the city to take another position in Asbury Park, N. J. The club extends to Ed and Mrs. Wernr their heartiest wishes for success and happiness in their new home.

Move than 600 persons attended the lecture of the institute series at the senior high school last Tuesday evening. Considering the bad weather and the fact that these lectures are new to Altoona people, the crowd was encouraging to' those who had charge of arrangements. Arthur Winter was the guest speaker at the anniversary meeting of the Cresson Rotary club Thursday evening. other classification tests will measure his technical skills and aptitudes. The period of his stay here will also include a number of phases of military training, and when his qualifications have been determined he will go to the proper army air forces training command station to begin his actual air crew training.

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He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Coho, 111 Leslie street, Lakemont. His father is an auto mechanic with Cherry Motors company.

Walter goes to school in Lakemont, being in the sixth grade, and receives good His main sport is football. Serving Tribune customers on Elm, North Pine, Front street, Second avenue. Sixth street, Fourth avenue, Shand avenue and Franks-town road is a daily routine for Walter, and he never gets a "complaint." His phone number is 2-3692. Walter is better known as "Sonny," but "Blondie" would accurately describe him, too. His pleasant disposition and smile have gained him wide popularity in the district, known as route No.

512. He intends carrying Tribunes ur.til his schooling is completed, but has not chosen any profession or trade. A cousin. Kenneth Cohot also has a Tribune route in Lakemont Small Child Suffers Burns A little tot got hold of some lye at her home and put it in her mouth. She was rushed to Mercy hospital dispensary where she was treated for burns on the tongue and around the gums about her upper teeth.

Peggy Koch, 2, of 2809 Seventh avenue was the child treated for burns about the mouth. Betty Wertr, 16, of 1810 Fourteenth avenue, injured her left middle finger while in gym class yesterday and a splint was applied at Mercy hospital dispensary. Rose Adams, 8. of 406 Twenty-first avenue, was bitten on the nose by a dog while at a neighbor's home last evening and was treated at Mercy dispensary. Clarence Young, 38, of 3022 Oak avenue, had two stitches used to close a wound on his scalp at Mercy hospital dispensary yesterday after having been gashed when the hood of a car fell and struck him on the head.

Abraham Harn, 46, of 2727 Maple avenue, had a foreign body removed from his left eye at Mercy hospital dispensary. INCOSfE TAX SERVICE Austin M. Plunket AJderman Week Days, 4 p. to 9 p. m.

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